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chase away vs displace

displace vs chase away

chase away and displace both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chase away No No Yes No
displace No No Yes No
As verbs, displace is a hypernym of chase away; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than chase away:
  • chase away: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
  • displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Other hypernyms of chase away include move.
chase away (verb) displace (verb)
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings cause to move, usually with force or pressure
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
take the place of or have precedence over
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
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